Frank Barnes New Zealand, 1859-1941
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About Frank Barnes
Born in England, he is believed to have jumped ship in Wellington in the 1890s and took up life as a shephed, also becoming one of New Zealand's most prolific maritime artists, with a career spanning 40 years. He painted from memory from his time at sea.
The earliest auction listing we have for Frank Barnes is in 1973 and in total 161 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 124 (77%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $12,068 for Passing Pencarrow on Her First Visit to Wellington N.Z. April 1913 sold by Dunbar Sloane in April 2021. This year 2 works have been offered for sale.
Frank Barnes is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 14
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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